Driving Circuit and Driving Method of Active Matrix Display Device, and Active Matrix Display Device

1. An active matrix display device, comprising: a display panel, which includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of signal lines, and a plurality of pixels, wherein one signal line is provided for every two pixels arranged along a scanning line direction of the active matrix display, and two pixels which are adjacent to each other along the scanning line direction across one of the signal lines share the signal line and are respectively connected through switching elements to two of the scanning lines that are arranged to extend along the scanning line direction and to be adjacent to each other across the pixel; a signal line driving circuit which outputs signals, based on information to be displayed, to the plurality of signal lines; a scanning line driving circuit which selects the plurality of scanning lines; and a control unit which controls an operation of the scanning line driving circuit; wherein the scanning line driving circuit is configured to handle the two scanning lines that are adjacent to each other across the pixel as a scanning line group, to divide the plurality of scanning lines into a plurality of adjacent scanning line groups, and to select the plurality of scanning lines in first and second consecutive predetermined periods such that (i) the scanning line groups are selected in a same order in the first predetermined period and the second predetermined period, and (ii) within each of the scanning line groups, a selection order of the scanning lines in the second predetermined period is opposite to a selection order of the scanning lines in the first predetermined period.

2. The active matrix display device according to claim 1 , wherein the prescribed period is k field periods, where k is an integer and is at least 1.

3. The active matrix display device according to claim 1 , wherein the signal line driving circuit outputs signals to the plurality of signal lines in accordance with a selection order of the scanning lines by the scanning line driving circuit.

4. The active matrix display device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pixels of the display panel are arranged in a strip arrangement.

5. The active matrix display device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pixels of the display panel are arranged in a delta arrangement.

6. An active matrix display device, comprising: a display panel which includes a plurality of scanning lines arranged along a row direction, a plurality of signal lines arranged along a column direction, a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a two-dimensional matrix along the row and column directions, and a plurality of thin film transistors respectively connected to the pixel electrodes; and a scanning line driving circuit which selects the plurality of scanning lines; wherein the display panel comprises: a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, and a third pixel electrode arranged adjacent to each other in a row; a first scanning line and a second scanning line adjacent to each other in a column direction across the first pixel electrode, the second pixel electrode, and the third pixel electrode; a first thin film transistor comprising a first gate electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode, having the first gate electrode connected to the first scanning line, and having the first drain electrode connected to the first pixel electrode; a second thin film transistor comprising a second gate electrode, a second source electrode, and a second drain electrode, having the second gate electrode connected to the second scanning line, and having the second drain electrode connected to the second pixel electrode; a third thin film transistor comprising a third gate electrode, a third source electrode, and a third drain electrode, having the third gate electrode connected to the first scanning line, and having the third drain electrode connected to the third pixel electrode; a first signal line connected to the first source electrode of the first thin film transistor and the second source electrode of the second thin film transistor; and a second signal line connected to the third source electrode of the third thin film transistor; wherein the first signal line is arranged between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode; and wherein the scanning line driving circuit is configured to handle the first scanning line and the second scanning line as a scanning line group, to divide the plurality of scanning lines into a plurality of adjacent scanning line groups, and to select the plurality of scanning lines in first and second consecutive predetermined periods such that (i) the scanning line groups are selected in a same order in the first predetermined period and the second predetermined period, and (ii) within each of the scanning line groups, a selection order of the scanning lines in the second predetermined period is opposite to a selection order of the scanning lines in the first predetermined period.

7. The active matrix display device of claim 6 , further comprising a signal line driving circuit which outputs signals based on information to be displayed to the first signal line and the second signal line.

8. The active matrix display device of claim 1 , wherein the scanning line driving circuit is configured to select the plurality of scanning lines in two adjacent scanning line groups such that, within one said predetermined period, the selection order of the scanning lines in one of the two scanning line groups is opposite to the selection order of the scanning lines in the other of the two scanning line groups.

9. The active matrix display device of claim 6 , wherein the scanning line driving circuit is configured to select the plurality of scanning lines in two adjacent scanning line groups such that, within one said predetermined period, the selection order of the scanning lines in one of the two scanning line groups is opposite to the selection order of the scanning lines in the other of the two scanning line groups.

10. The active matrix display device of claim 6 , wherein the prescribed period is k field periods, where k is an integer and is at least 1.

11. The active matrix display device according to claim 6 , wherein: in one of two adjacent rows of the display panel, the second pixel electrode and the third pixel electrode are arranged between the first signal line and the second signal line; and in the other of the two adjacent rows of the display panel, the first pixel electrode and the third pixel electrode are arranged between the first signal line and the second signal line.